Setup guide

Common Nearchive Features
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The Nearchive Base Server requires an application key (commonly called a dongle) for the
MediaManager and TransferManager functionality. Avid Composer Products clients do not
require Nearchive application keys. However, the clients do require TransferManager
software, and access to a TransferManager server.
Common Nearchive Features
The Nearchive Base Server uses the Microsoft
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Windows
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2000 Server operating system
with Service Pack 4. The Nearchive Storage System uses the Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional operating system with Service Pack 4.
You can ensure the integrity of your data using RAID 5 on your Nearchive Base Server and
Storage System. Within a RAID 5 environment, parity data is written throughout the drive
set. Protection creates a redundant configuration in which files, written to protected
workspaces, are duplicated on more than one drive. This allows a protected workspace to be
quickly repaired with no data loss if a drive fails.
Nearchive Base Server and Storage System
Hardware
The Nearchive Base Server is a standalone system using the Windows 2000 Server operating
system and running the Nearchive, MediaManager, and TransferManager software. It is a
dual-processor, rack-mount PC system that contains 17 hard drives: 1 internal drive for the
operating system and 16 external, removable drives for storing data.
The Nearchive Storage System is similar hardware using the Windows 2000 Professional
operating system. The optional Nearchive Storage System is set up entirely for data storage
with 17 hard drives: 1 internal drive for the operating system and 16 external, removable
drives for storing data.